Hi-G-Tek Ltd. Microelectronics and Asset Tracking Technology
DataReader
and
DataSeal
System
User's Manual
UM4710Ver. A2
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1. Introduction
1.1. About the Product
1.2. DataReader System Components
1.2.1. DataSeal Mounting Fixture
1.2.2. The DataSeal
1.2.3. Seal Wire
1.2.4. Outdoor DataReader
1.2.5. Indoor DataReader
2. DataSeal Installation
2.1. DataSeal Installation
3. DataReader Installation
3.1 Outdoor DataReader Installation
3.1.1 Connecting the Outdoor Unit
3.1.2 Ceiling Installation
3.1.3 Wiring the Outdoor Datareader
3.1.4 DataReader Configuration switches
3.1.5 RS232 Wiring Diagram
3.1.5 RS-485 Full Duplex Wiring Diagram
3.1.6 RS-485 Half Duplex Wiring Diagram
3.2 Indoor DataReader Installation
3.2.1 Connecting the Indoor Unit
3.2.2 Ceiling Installation
3.2.3 Wiring the Indoor DataReader
3.2.4 RS-232 Wiring Diagram
3.2.5 RS-485 Full Duplex Wiring Diagram
3.2.6 RS-485 Half Duplex Wiring Diagram
3.3 Chaining DataReaders Together
3.4 RS-232/RS-485 Adapter
3.4.1 Connecting the RS-232/RS-485
Adapter to the First Reader
3.4.2. Connecting the RS-232/RS-485
Adapter to the Host
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3.5. Power Supply Requirements
3.6. Communication Cable Selection
3.7. Installation notes
4. DataReader Operation Instructions
5. The System
5.1. System Description
5.1.1. General
5.2. System Parameters
5.2.1. Seal's Parameters
5.2.2. Reader's Parameters
5.2.3. Calculating Thw
5.2.4. Calculating Tw
5.2.5. Calculating Thp
5.3. Parameters Format
5.3.1. Date & Time
5.3.2.
Seal Serial Number.
5.3.3. ORG_ID & Department
5.3.4. System
5.3.5. Mode
5.4 Seal Modes of Operations
5.4.1. Normal Mode
5.4.2. Sleep Mode
5.4.3. Alert Burst Mode
5.4.4. Events Footprint Mode
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5.5. Reader Modes of Operation
5.5.1. Carrier Sense Collision
5.5.2. Unsynchronized Mode
5.6. System Commands
5.6.1. LSC and Reader Messages
5.6.2. Error Codes
5.6.3. Detailed Commands
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5.6.3.1. Wakeup
5.6.3.1.1. Command
Transmission
5.6.3.2. Execute RF Command
5.6.3.2.1. Command
Transmission
5.6.3.2.2. Verify
5.6.3.2.3. Tamper
5.6.3.2.4. Set
5.6.3.2.5. Suspended Set
5.6.3.2.6. Soft Set
5.6.3.2.7. Deep Sleep
5.6.3.2.8. Hard Wakeup
5.6.3.2.9. Start Alert
Burst Mode
5.6.3.2.10. Stop Alert
Burst Mode
5.6.3.2.11. Ack Alert
Burst Mode
5.6.3.2.12. Read Data
5.6.3.2.13. Write Data
5.6.3.2.14. Reset Data
5.6.3.2.15. Set/Reset Status
5.6.3.2.16. Write Parameters
5.6.3.2.17. Read Parameters
5.6.3.2.18. Addressed Verify
5.6.3.2.19. Read Events
5.6.3.3. Get Results
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5.6.3.4. Get Status
5.6.3.5. Get Burst Message
5.6.3.6. Reset Reader
5.6.3.7. Write Parameters
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5.6.3.8. Read Parameters
5.6.3.9. BIT
5.6.3.10. Sleep
5.6.3.11. Unsynchronized Reader
Message
5.6.3.12. Get Reader's Baud Rate
5.6.3.13. Set Reader's Baud Rate
5.6.3.14. Set Reader's Address
5.6.3.15. Acknowledge OK
5.6.3.16. Acknowledge Failed
5.6.3.17. Save Command
5.6.3.18. Execute Saved
Command
5.6.3.19. Reader Channels
Definitions Command
5.7. System Planning
5.7.1. Electromagnetic Environment
5.7.2. System Layout
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5.7.2.1. Radio Frequency
Communication Layout
5.7.2.2. Cellular Layout
5.7.2.3. Reader Sessions
Retransmissions
5.7.2.4. Line Communications
RS-485 Layout
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5.8. System Segregation
5.8.1. Company Segregation by ORG_ID
5.8.2. Department Isolation
5.8.3. Common Services to Several
Companies by a Service Provider
5.8.4. How to use subgroups of Seals in
a Company
5.8.5. ORG_ID, Global and ADI: Impact on
Seal's Response
5.9. Seal Memory
5.9.1. Events Memory
5.9.2. User Data
5.10. Calculating Reader Session Duration
5.10.1. Calculating Tbmm
5.10.2. Calculating Trw
6. RS-485/232 Communication Protocol
6.1. RS-485/232 Communication Protocol:
General Description
6.2. Physical Layer
6.2.1. Down Link
6.2.2. Up-Link
6.3. Protocol Flow
6.4. String Format
6.4.1. LSC to READERS Messages
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6.4.1.1. CRC Calculation
6.4.1.2. CMND Field Structure
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6.4.2. READER to LSC Messages
6.4.2.2. R_Status Field Structure
6.4.2.3. Reader Messages Packed
Data Format
6.4.2.3.1. Packed Data from
the LSC
6.4.2.3.2. Packed Data from
the READER
6.5. LSC and READER Messages
6.5.1. LSC Commands and Acknowledge
Table
6.5.2. Message Table
6.5.3. Parameter Table
6.5.3.1. Reader Master Firmware
Vresion MVER
6.5.3.2. Reader Slave1 Firmware
Version SVER1.
6.5.3.3. Reader Slave1 Firmware
Version SVER2
Reader Receives Signal 6.5.3.4.
Strength RSSI1
6.5.3.5. Reader ID RID
6.5.3.6. Group Access Identifier ADI
Organization identifier OrgID6.5.3.7.
6.5.3.8. Department DEP
6.5.3.9. Reader IH length Thw
6.5.3.10. Reader Address RADD
6.5.3.11. Mode MODE
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6.5.4. Error Codes
6.5.5. Detailed Commands
6.5.5.1. Wakeup
6.5.5.1.1. Command
Transmission
6.5.5.1.2 Wakeup Response
6.5.5.2. Execute RF Command
6.5.5.2.1. Command
Transmission
6.5.5.2.2. Execute RF
Command Ack
6.5.5.2.3. Verify
6.5.5.2.4. Tamper
6.5.5.2.5. Set
6.5.5.2.6. Suspended Set
6.5.5.2.7. Soft Set
6.5.5.2.8. Deep Sleep
6.5.5.2.9. Hard Wakeup
6.5.5.2.10.Start Alert Burst Mode
6.5.5.2.11. Stop Alert Burst Mode
6.5.5.2.12. Acknowledge Alert
Burst Mode
6.5.5.2.13. Read Data
6.5.5.2.14. Write Data
6.5.5.2.15. Reset Data
6.5.5.2.16 Set/Reset Status
6.5.5.2.17. Write Parameters
6.5.5.2.18. Read Parameters
6.5.5.2.19. Addressed Verify
6.5.5.2.20. Read Events
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6.5.5.3. Get Results
6.5.5.3.1. Command
Transmission
6.5.5.3.2. Get Results Command
General Response
6.5.5.3.3. Get Results Command
Response for Verify
Command
6.5.5.3.4. Get Results Command
Response for Tamper
Command
6.5.5.3.5. Get Results Command
Response for Set
Command
6.5.5.3.6. Get Results Command
Response for Suspended
Set Command
6.5.5.3.7. Get Results Command
Response for Soft Set
Command
6.5.5.3.8. Get Results Command
Response for Read Data
Command
6.5.5.3.9. Get Results Command
Response for Write Data
Command
6.5.5.3.10.Get Results Command
Response for Deep Sleep
Command
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6.5.5.3.11. Get Results Command
Response for Hard
Wakeup Command
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6.5.5.3.12. Get Results Command
Response for Reset
Data Command
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6.5.5.3.13. Get Results Command
Response for Start Alert
Burst Mode Command
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6.5.5.3.14. Get Results Command
Response for Stop Alert
Burst Mode Command
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6.5.5.3.15. Get Results Command
Response for Start Alert
Burst Mode Command
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6.5.5.3.16. Get Results Command
Response for Write
Parameters Command
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6.5.5.3.17. Get Results Command
Response for Read
Parameters Command
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6.5.5.3.18. Get Results Command
Response for Addressed
Verify Command
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6.5.5.3.19. Get Results Command
Response for Read
Events Command
6.5.5.4. Get Status
6.5.5.5. Get Burst Message
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6.5.5.6. Reset Reader
6.5.5.7. Write Parameters
6.5.5.8. Read Parameters
6.5.5.9. BIT
6.5.5.10. Sleep
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6.5.5.11. Unsynchronized Reader
Message.
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7. Evaluation Software
7.1. Software Installation
7.2. Communication SetupĀ Readers Administration
7.2.1 Defining the Readers
Connected
7.2.2 Setting up the
Communication Channel
6.5.5.12. Get Reader's Baud Rate
6.5.5.13. Set Reader's Baud Rate
6.5.5.14. Set Reader's Address
6.5.5.15. Acknowledge OK
6.5.5.16. Acknowledge Failed
6.5.5.17. Save Command
6.5.5.18. Execute Saved Command
6.5.5.19. Read Channel Definitions
Command
6.5.5.20. Write Channel Definitions
Command
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7.3. Readers Setup
7.3.1 MCU Setup
7.3.2 RF Modem Setup
7.4. Built-In Test
7.5. Login-Password Setup.
Password Change
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7.6. Download DataReader
Software Utility
7.6.1 MCU Software Update
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7.6.2 RF Modem Software
Update
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7.7. Performing Verify and Set cycles
7.7.1 Selecting the Reader.
7.7.2 Broadcast Sessions.
7.7.2.1 Setting Session's
Parameters.
7.7.2.2 ADI Definition.
7.7.2.3 Reader Session
7.7.2.4. Single Session
7.7.2.5 Multiple Sessions
7.7.2.6 Reading the Results
7.7.3 Addressed Verify
Sessions
7.7.3.1 Single Session
7.7.3.2 Multiple
Sessions
7.7.3.3 Reading the
Results
7.7.4 SET Sessions
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7.8. Performing General Commands Cycles.
7.8.1 Selecting a Reader.
7.8.2 Selecting a Command
7.8.3 Defining Seals
7.8.4 Setting the System Session Duration
7.8.5 Setting the Command Parameters.
7.8.6 Single or Continuous Sessions.
7.8.7 Commands.
7.8.7.1 Verify Command
7.8.7.2 Tamper Command
7.8.7.3 Addressed Verify
7.8.7.4 Set
7.8.7.5 Soft Set
7.8.7.6 Suspended Set
7.8.7.7 Read Data
7.8.7.8 Write Data
7.8.7.9 Read Parameter
7.8.7.10 Write Parameter
7.8.7.11 Reset Data
7.8.7.12 Deep Sleep
7.8.7.13 Hard Wakeup
7.8.7.14 Start Alert Burst
7.8.7.15 Start Alert Burst (all)
7.8.7.16 Stop Alert Burst
7.8.7.17 Stop Alert Burst (all)
7.8.7.18 Ack Alert
7.8.7.19. Read Events
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8. Troubleshooting
8.1. DataReader Troubleshooting
8.2. Evaluation System Troubleshooting
9. Technical Specifications
9.1. 24v Outdoor DataReader
9.2. 12v Outdoor DataReader
9.3. 48v Outdoor DataReader
9.4. 24v Indoor DataReader
9.5. 12v Indoor DataReader
9.6. 48v Indoor DataReader
9.7. DataSeal
9.8. Magnetic DataSeal
10. Index
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Chapter 1
Introduction